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we learned today from the connecticut state police. they're people on facebook and twitter who have taken upon themselves to impersonate the police and put out misleading information. they had more to say about this in a news conference a short time ago. >> we want to make sure that it is perfectly clear that social media web sites that contain information relative to this case are not being posted by the connecticut state police, are not being posted by the newtown police, are not being posted by any authorities in this case. any of that information and people who are putting information up there in any manner that can be construed as a violation of state and federal law will be prosecuted. >> that is the lieutenant col vance of the connecticut the state police. the survivors will have a terrible story to tell for the rest of their lives. cat turner now reports to >> this is a day will never forget. within a few terrifying minutes, chris fina went from teaching her students to protecting them. >> we gathered under the table and just l
we learned today from the connecticut state police. they're people on facebook and twitter who have taken upon themselves to impersonate the police and put out misleading information. they had more to say about this in a news conference a short time ago. >> we want to make sure that it is perfectly clear that social media web sites that contain information relative to this case are not being posted by the connecticut state police, are not being posted by the newtown police, are not being...
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there's still lots of questions as to what happened at that elementary school in connecticut the shooter has been identified at this point it was adam lanza twenty year old who went into his mother's kindergarten class she was a teacher at that school and wiped out the entire class twenty children were killed in the carnage eighteen children died at the scene two at the hospital those were five year olds six year olds small children the shooter also targeted and killed six adults and unless his mother the teacher was also found dead in her home near the school the suspect it. was the suspected shooter had three guns on him as he went into the school two handguns and one semiautomatic weapon all reportedly registered to adam lanza's mother a witness said there must have been one hundred rounds fired after killing all these people at a lesser record lee shot himself there has been a number of horrifying shootings at schools in the u.s. in the past but never has there been a rampage that killed this many small children in two thousand and seven a student killed thirty two people at virginia
there's still lots of questions as to what happened at that elementary school in connecticut the shooter has been identified at this point it was adam lanza twenty year old who went into his mother's kindergarten class she was a teacher at that school and wiped out the entire class twenty children were killed in the carnage eighteen children died at the scene two at the hospital those were five year olds six year olds small children the shooter also targeted and killed six adults and unless his...
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live in newtown, connecticut. e. fox report. 36 hours removed from a gunman unleashing a shooting massacre in the elementary school. population 600 students from kindergarten to fourth. it is a day that changed the housetown forever. machines -- members of the shooter family releasing a statement saying they felt heart felt sorrow. each of the 22 children who died was aged 6 or 7 and all thought to be in the first grade. 12 of them were girls and eight were boys, the gunman shot child multiple times. we are told that at least one child was shot 11 times inside of the classroom. this is a picture of the gunman identified as 20 year old adam lanza that is a picture from six years ago at the age of 14. he lived with his mother in the town of newtown 10 miles from the school. a school that he drove his own mother's car to waking up in the morn shooting her in the head. today we heard from the shooter's aunt. she said the mother home schooled him after a dispute with the public school system, but no one in the family expe
live in newtown, connecticut. e. fox report. 36 hours removed from a gunman unleashing a shooting massacre in the elementary school. population 600 students from kindergarten to fourth. it is a day that changed the housetown forever. machines -- members of the shooter family releasing a statement saying they felt heart felt sorrow. each of the 22 children who died was aged 6 or 7 and all thought to be in the first grade. 12 of them were girls and eight were boys, the gunman shot child multiple...
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molly line, in newtown, connecticut. on such a crazy day and a few days, when money stops talking, you know what happened in this small town is leaving silence that even now is deafening. this holiday, share everything. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. shareable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. hurry in for a droid razr m by motorola for $49.99. >>neil: trading on friday was very light and in this supposedly capitalist country, hearts were heavy and for a brief moment, today, it was silent. a moment silence speaks volumes when no one is speaking at all. when they are just watching. and thinking. and wondering. and in a place like wall street where money means everything, for a brief moment, it meant nothing. money powerless to bring back 20 lives, money useless to make so many devastated parents whole. money that could not buy one of them a happy christmas now. or even bring if a better new year. there are many things money cannot buy includi
molly line, in newtown, connecticut. on such a crazy day and a few days, when money stops talking, you know what happened in this small town is leaving silence that even now is deafening. this holiday, share everything. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. shareable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. hurry in for a droid razr m by motorola for $49.99. >>neil: trading on friday was very...
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she and her family recently moved from canada to connecticut. ana an her brother isaiah attended sandy hook elementary together. he survived, she did not. a video posted by the family now has gone viral. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ona marquez greene one of many lives cut way, way two short that is the "cbs evening news" tonight's, i'm jeff glor, cbs news in newtown, connecticut. scott pelley is back tomorrow night. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org to try to make sense of the elementary school massacre. local churches honored the victims. >>> coast to coast people head to houses of worship. >>> and the connecticut school shooting renews the did he bit over gun control. the bay area lawmaker pushing for a assault weapons ban. >>> and down right freezing temperatures. just how cold it's going to get and the one day we might be rain free. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,
she and her family recently moved from canada to connecticut. ana an her brother isaiah attended sandy hook elementary together. he survived, she did not. a video posted by the family now has gone viral. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ona marquez greene one of many lives cut way, way two short that is the "cbs evening news" tonight's, i'm jeff glor, cbs news in newtown, connecticut. scott pelley is back tomorrow night. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group...
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connecticut's chief medical examiner, dr. wayne carver, called the crime scene the worst he had ever witnessed. >> i have been at this for a third of a century, and my sensibilities may not be the average man, but this probably is the worst i have seen or the worst that i know of any of my colleagues having seen. we did not bring the bodies in the families into contact. we took pictures of them, other facial features. it is easier on the families when you do that. >> the first of the fuel services for the newtown victims begin today, with more of follow throughout the week. at a vigil sunday night, president obama vowed unspecified action to curb gun violence in the united states. >> in the coming weeks i'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law-enforcement to mental health professionals to parents and educators in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. because what choice do we have? we cannot accept events like this as routine. are we really prepared to say we are powerl
connecticut's chief medical examiner, dr. wayne carver, called the crime scene the worst he had ever witnessed. >> i have been at this for a third of a century, and my sensibilities may not be the average man, but this probably is the worst i have seen or the worst that i know of any of my colleagues having seen. we did not bring the bodies in the families into contact. we took pictures of them, other facial features. it is easier on the families when you do that. >> the first of...
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but there are families in connecticut that cannot do that tonight. and they need all of us right now. and our days to come, that community needs us to be at our best as americans and i will do everything in my power as president to help. because while nothing can fill the space of a lost child or loved one, all of us can extend a hand to those in need to remind them that we are there for them, that we are praying for them and that the love they felt for those they lost endures not just in their memories but also in ours. may god bless the memories of the victims and in the words of scripture, heal the broken hearted and bind up their wounds. >> we have been listening to a clearly emotional president obama speaking publicly about the mass shooting and the president speaking his condolences. he offered the governor of connecticut his deepest condolences and will offer every single resource that they can possibly need in order to expedite this investigation. the president also emphasissed we have endured too many tragedies and acting as a parent and pau
but there are families in connecticut that cannot do that tonight. and they need all of us right now. and our days to come, that community needs us to be at our best as americans and i will do everything in my power as president to help. because while nothing can fill the space of a lost child or loved one, all of us can extend a hand to those in need to remind them that we are there for them, that we are praying for them and that the love they felt for those they lost endures not just in their...
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>>heather: that was wfxg from newtown, connecticut. >>gregg: the first funeral is set for six-year-old tomorrow, buried in fairfield, connecticut. the family remembers him as intelligent and gentle but with a rambunctious streak. his twin sister was assigned to a different classroom and she survived. the family says noah considered his twin sister his very best friend. they were inseparatable. >>heather: 20 children were killed at the elementary school and now some of the families are speaking out about their precious children and we are hearing from the families whose children surviveed. molly line is outside the high school. we knew this would be the next phase of what happened, molly. >>reporter: we are seeing the faces of the children, and hearing the stories of how they spent their time and the loved ones that will miss him. daniel, the youngest of three young, a first grader and he loved to play soccer. six women were murdered including the principal of sandy hook. she was remembered as a hero who tried to stop him the she was a
>>heather: that was wfxg from newtown, connecticut. >>gregg: the first funeral is set for six-year-old tomorrow, buried in fairfield, connecticut. the family remembers him as intelligent and gentle but with a rambunctious streak. his twin sister was assigned to a different classroom and she survived. the family says noah considered his twin sister his very best friend. they were inseparatable. >>heather: 20 children were killed at the elementary school and now some of the...
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history twenty six people gunned down and if you ask primary school in connecticut twenty of them young children pupils have tried to hide from the killer in classrooms and closets but the bloodbath ended only when he turned the gun on himself and woman believed to be his mother was also found at her house and he's going to check out reports now on the massacre of innocent life. there's still lots of questions as to what happened at that elementary school in connecticut the shooter has not been officially identified at this point but according to various reports it was adam lanza twenty year old who went into his mother's kindergarten class she was a teacher at that school and wiped out the entire class twenty children were killed in the carnage eighteen children died at the scene at the hospital those were five year olds six year old small children the shooter also targeted and killed six adults and unless his mother the teacher was also found dead in her home near the school the suspect it's three is the suspected shooter had three guns on him as he went into the school two handguns a
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is taking place in newtown, connecticut. this is at newtown high school. hundreds are in attendance including president obama. he is expected to speak shortly. cbs will carry the president's remarks live as they happen. >>> chilling new details about -- are emerging about the deadly rampage in connecticut that left 28 people dead including 20 children. sources say the shooter, adam lanza, shot his mother four times in the head, apparently as she lay sleeping. computers in the home were found smashed. lanza then drove it to the school and forced his way in by shooting out a window. within minutes he shot and killed the children and six adults, and then as police closed in, lanza shot himself. in newtown, it was a day to mourn their dead at church services. cbs is in newtown where president obama is among the mourners. >> reporter: hundreds of mourners at a vigil in new town gave first respond ears standing ovation. president obama is there to help this community deal with the tragedy. people have been stopping at town memorials all day. while others attende
is taking place in newtown, connecticut. this is at newtown high school. hundreds are in attendance including president obama. he is expected to speak shortly. cbs will carry the president's remarks live as they happen. >>> chilling new details about -- are emerging about the deadly rampage in connecticut that left 28 people dead including 20 children. sources say the shooter, adam lanza, shot his mother four times in the head, apparently as she lay sleeping. computers in the home were...
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primary school killings in connecticut sparks fears debate over whether america's love of guns has gone too far with manny demanding stricter control over those who can't bear arms. the rain sees more police brutality and arrests for speaking out as the opposition describes the situation in the gulf kingdom at its worst political crisis. and tit for tat lawmakers in moscow give the go ahead to ban u.s. adoptions of russian children in response to washington's slapping sanctions on the russian officials. and a sterile insurrection in europe while spaniards seize over a hated budget strikes in greece put a damper on a credit rating upgrade. this is actually going to be live from moscow i'm marina joshing early results from the final round of voting in egypt's troubled the referendum suggests the new constitution is likely to pass as follows nearly a month of protest where the latest violent i'll break being in the country's second largest city of alexandria journalist bill true has more from the capital cairo. the preliminary results are in for egypt's contentious constitutional referendu
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>>> and we'll be going back to don lemon in newtown, connecticut. in just about several hours, president obama is scheduled to arrive there in newtown. eel meet with families of the 26 victims killed in friday's mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school. the president will also speak at an interfaith vigil. we'll be bringing you that service live at 7:00 p.m. eastern. we're following the latest developments on the shooting investigation. here's what we know right now. connecticut governor, dan malloy, says the 20-year-old suspect shot his way into the school. we've also learned that all 20 of the children killed inside were shot multiple times. all of them were six and seven years old. investigators are still processing the crime scene. physically and forensically. police say they expect all questions surrounding the case will ultimately be answered because they have found certain evidence. medical examiner's office is starting to release the bodies of the 26 victims back to their families and funerals are expected to be held this week. >>> the
>>> and we'll be going back to don lemon in newtown, connecticut. in just about several hours, president obama is scheduled to arrive there in newtown. eel meet with families of the 26 victims killed in friday's mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school. the president will also speak at an interfaith vigil. we'll be bringing you that service live at 7:00 p.m. eastern. we're following the latest developments on the shooting investigation. here's what we know right now. connecticut...
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right now i'm joined by the senator of connecticut. i assume you were here when you heard about what was going on. can you shear with our viewers, the key question why? was there any motive that could have caused this tragedy? >> i was attorney general for 20 years and federal prosecutor before that and i can tell you that that is one of the key questions. there are no answers as yet. one of the challenges is, there is so little direct evidence that reflects on motive but obviously the horror and the grief is very real and i think all of our hearts are going out to those. >> do we know if there was a suicide letter or anything along those lines? >> as of yet, there is no direct evidence that i can share at this point. the investigation is ongoing. i can brief regularly as recently as just a little while ago. the investigation continuing very actively involving the home of the shooter as well as -- >> where his mother is dead. this 20-year-old shot his mother at the home and then drove to the school and opened fire on these kids. >> tha
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. >> the connecticut school shooting reignites a heavy dwait over gun control. and just what is it about the and you hobit that's making a lot of movie go ors sick. >>> it is wet in the bay area, starting to begin to rain. we this is what we can expect for the morning compute. >> we're not talking heavy amounts of rain but we are definitely talking some wet roadways as you head out. those showers already starting to make their way in. scatters shoes. we'll take a closer look. this is where the rain will move in and gradually make its way south as we move through the evening hours. and certainly drizzle as we've seen throughout much of the day in the bay. >> temperatures didn't warm too much today. we're seeing current temperature in the low to mid 50s depending on where you are. the good news, if this is too cool, we will warm by a few degrees tomorrow. >>> in fact we could see a little frost by mid week. >> rain returns tonight. temperature remain chilly. we get a brief break in the rain. i'll let you know when that's coming. >>> and you can track any sorm any
. >> the connecticut school shooting reignites a heavy dwait over gun control. and just what is it about the and you hobit that's making a lot of movie go ors sick. >>> it is wet in the bay area, starting to begin to rain. we this is what we can expect for the morning compute. >> we're not talking heavy amounts of rain but we are definitely talking some wet roadways as you head out. those showers already starting to make their way in. scatters shoes. we'll take a closer...
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horrible events here in newtown, connecticut. we're waiting for the interfaith prayer service that will begin one hour from now. president obama will be speaking with many others. i'm outside the high school here, where you can see the flashing lights behind me, police cars, a makeshift memorial, and hundreds of people have lined up in the drizzling rain and the cold, waiting to get into the high school to be part of this service. so many people in this entire community, they feel a part of this, and they want to be a part of it, and they want their grief to be shared, and they want to share their grief with other people. 26 people, including 20 kids, were killed in that school. we all know the details by now so what, but we're now learning more and more about each of the young lives that were taken and the teachers and school administrators whose live were taken. so many lives taken far too soon. ♪ >> just a tragic, tragic situation for the teachers, the principals, and those angels. that's all i can think about is those angel
horrible events here in newtown, connecticut. we're waiting for the interfaith prayer service that will begin one hour from now. president obama will be speaking with many others. i'm outside the high school here, where you can see the flashing lights behind me, police cars, a makeshift memorial, and hundreds of people have lined up in the drizzling rain and the cold, waiting to get into the high school to be part of this service. so many people in this entire community, they feel a part of...
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. >>> a memorial in connecticut. how some adults tried to stop the elementary school carnage. how others sacrificed their lives. good evening i'm ann notarangelo. a developing story out of san francisco. police have surrounded an apartment building. police say a gunman is barricaded in an apartment. cbs 5 reporter is there. >> reporter: as you can see behind me this whole block is filled with police vehicles, emergency vehicles of just about every type. they've been here all evening. now let's take a look at video. this happened about 6:30 with what police say may have been a domestic disturbance. they di rived on the scene. there was some talk of a weapon. this escalated. so he said there had been some connection. they had some idea there was a weapon. going on that information they brought in the s.w.a.t. team. they brought other people in. >> a neighbor overheard some type of domestic dispute occurring with his next door neighbor. he attempted to make contact with the neighbor. the neighbor made some credible threats that he may potentially have a weapon. the neighbor calle
. >>> a memorial in connecticut. how some adults tried to stop the elementary school carnage. how others sacrificed their lives. good evening i'm ann notarangelo. a developing story out of san francisco. police have surrounded an apartment building. police say a gunman is barricaded in an apartment. cbs 5 reporter is there. >> reporter: as you can see behind me this whole block is filled with police vehicles, emergency vehicles of just about every type. they've been here all...
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cnn's coverage of the connecticut school shooting continues. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> good evening. breaking news. i'm ashleigh banfield in for erin burnett tonight. in newtown, connecticut, it is the scene of one of the worst school shootings in the history of the united states and we can report for you that police have now identified a school shooter as adam lanza. a shooter who killed 26 people today at the sandy hook elementary school here in this small connecticut town. 20 children were killed. 18 of them were pronounced dead right at the scene of the school. two of them were rushed to the hospital, hoping that they could save them. those children died at the hospital. six adults at the school were also shot dead. and they died at the scene as well. nancy lanza, a teacher at the school and a mother of the suspected shooter, was also killed. but she was found dead in her son's home in newtown. adam lanza, the 24-year-old brother ryan lanza, was taken into police custody. ryan lanza taken into police custody for question
cnn's coverage of the connecticut school shooting continues. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> good evening. breaking news. i'm ashleigh banfield in for erin burnett tonight. in newtown, connecticut, it is the scene of one of the worst school shootings in the history of the united states and we can report for you that police have now identified a school shooter as adam lanza. a shooter who killed 26 people today at the sandy hook elementary school here in this...
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dan malloy, the governor of connecticut. >> all of connecticut's people, indeed, the people of the world, weep for the immeasurable losses suffered by the families and loved ones of these victims. though we could all try, when something as senseless as this occurs, there's precious little anyone can say to the families that will lessen the horror and the sense of loss they feel. we could say we feel their pain, but the truth is, we can't. when tragedies like this take place, people often look for answers, an explanation of how this could have happened. but the sad truth is, there are no answers. no good ones, anyway. we have all seen tragedies like this play out in other states and in other countries. each time we have wondered how something so horrific could occur. and we have thanked god that it didn't happen here in our connecticut. but now, sadly it has. so what can we do? as was no doubt the case last night, we can hug someone we love a little tighter. as has been happening since yesterday, we can show and share with each other the grief we feel for the children and adults who were
dan malloy, the governor of connecticut. >> all of connecticut's people, indeed, the people of the world, weep for the immeasurable losses suffered by the families and loved ones of these victims. though we could all try, when something as senseless as this occurs, there's precious little anyone can say to the families that will lessen the horror and the sense of loss they feel. we could say we feel their pain, but the truth is, we can't. when tragedies like this take place, people often...
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to connecticut. although ryan is not a suspect, are telling us they are going through his computer and records just to see if that can give them clues about anything and maybe a motive. >> thank you . police familiar us it will take dicelet gruesome crume - crime scene. children slaughtered inside of the elementary school. we spoke with paul vance. >> thank you very having us. >> lieutenant, we have seen so many going back to columbine and you never think it is going to happen in your own community. >> it is it horrific and tragic and the parents sent these children to be educate never expected to never see them again it is it a heartbreaking trag tee. >> and you think that right now. you haven't identified all of the bodies for the families have you? >> we have a process where we have to positively identify everyone and we want to do that as expeditiously as possible working on thisthat right now it is important for the families and why understand that. >> imagine you haven't got official world and
to connecticut. although ryan is not a suspect, are telling us they are going through his computer and records just to see if that can give them clues about anything and maybe a motive. >> thank you . police familiar us it will take dicelet gruesome crume - crime scene. children slaughtered inside of the elementary school. we spoke with paul vance. >> thank you very having us. >> lieutenant, we have seen so many going back to columbine and you never think it is going to happen...
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those are the headlines and back to candy crowley in newtown, connecticut. candy. >> thanks so much, dana. >>> up next, blame, shame, and moving beyond the terror. the parents of kids who kill. we're at walmart with the simmons family. how much is your current phone bill? four sixteen seventy six a month! okay, come with me -- we're gonna save you money. with straight talk at walmart, you get unlimited talk, text and data for only $45 a month per phone. would we get the same coverage? same coverage on america's best networks. you saved $146.76 by switching to straight talk. awesome! now you can afford to share your allowance with me. get the season's hottest smartphones like the samsung galaxy s2 and get straight talk with unlimited data for just $45 a month -- from america's gift headquarters. walmart. ♪ >>> joining me now is andrew salmon the author of "far from the tree." you sat down, andrew, with the parents of columbine killer dylan klebold. while ever other mother was praying her child was safe, i had to pray that mine would die before he hurt anyon
those are the headlines and back to candy crowley in newtown, connecticut. candy. >> thanks so much, dana. >>> up next, blame, shame, and moving beyond the terror. the parents of kids who kill. we're at walmart with the simmons family. how much is your current phone bill? four sixteen seventy six a month! okay, come with me -- we're gonna save you money. with straight talk at walmart, you get unlimited talk, text and data for only $45 a month per phone. would we get the same...
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i'm wolf blitzer, reporting here from newtown, connecticut. let's bring in our national correspondent, susan candiotti. she is joining us with more information, the very latest on the investigation, what are you learning, susan? >> reporter: hi, wolf, we're not going to dwell on the shooter's name, but he is twenty-year-old adam lanza, and we're learning today more on how vicious the attacks were. this information coming to us from the chief medical examiner. >> all the wounds that i know of at this point were caused by the weapon. i only did seven of the autopsies. the victims i had ranged from three to eleven, and i only saw two of them with close range shooting. this is a sample, i really don't have more information. the bullets are designed in such a fashion that the energy -- this is very clinical, i shouldn't be saying this. but the energy deposited in the tissue, so the bullet stays in. >> reporter: now the long weapon that the chief medical examiner referred to is one of the three guns that our sources tell us were found next to the sh
i'm wolf blitzer, reporting here from newtown, connecticut. let's bring in our national correspondent, susan candiotti. she is joining us with more information, the very latest on the investigation, what are you learning, susan? >> reporter: hi, wolf, we're not going to dwell on the shooter's name, but he is twenty-year-old adam lanza, and we're learning today more on how vicious the attacks were. this information coming to us from the chief medical examiner. >> all the wounds that...
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to newtown connecticut. this is where a vigil is being held for the victims. st.rose is still at capacity, heads bowed and prayered. hundreds of people outside singing silent night. the governor spoke here just earlier saying there is faith for a reason after what this community has been through. you see here young children as well attending this vigil along with many many parents and other members of the community. this is a story we've been covering for you all day long. the shooting this morning claimed 26 lives, 20 of them young children killed in their classrooms. the suspected gunman 20-year- old adam lanza is also dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >>> whenever there is a tragedy like this eventually the debate over guns heats up. ktvu's paul chamber joins us now with a look at what gun laws are on the books here in california, paul. >> reporter: ken several firearms were found in connection to the shooter and some of those models are found right here in the state. however getting them legally is
to newtown connecticut. this is where a vigil is being held for the victims. st.rose is still at capacity, heads bowed and prayered. hundreds of people outside singing silent night. the governor spoke here just earlier saying there is faith for a reason after what this community has been through. you see here young children as well attending this vigil along with many many parents and other members of the community. this is a story we've been covering for you all day long. the shooting this...
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so many people want to know how this can happen in newtown connecticut. we have information about the shooter and his history. >> let's look at the cover of the tabloids in the city. america weeps. the president of the united states spread a couple of tears in the briefing room yesterday. slaughter of the innocence and a picture you saw a lot of yesterday from the patch -- rather the b in new town where the police officer leads the children single file out of sandy hooks school. >> so many horrific things but the worst there are 20 kids dead between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. there were clues he was capable of doing this. >> there will be an update at 8:00 this morning with authorities. >> peter doocy is live with the details. >> tell us what you have learned overnight. >> allison, we learned that the medical examiner's office has been working all night long inside sandy hook elementary school. they are trying to have the 20 children and 6 adults who were murdered inside yesterday during school identified by today. the killer who carried out the sick
so many people want to know how this can happen in newtown connecticut. we have information about the shooter and his history. >> let's look at the cover of the tabloids in the city. america weeps. the president of the united states spread a couple of tears in the briefing room yesterday. slaughter of the innocence and a picture you saw a lot of yesterday from the patch -- rather the b in new town where the police officer leads the children single file out of sandy hooks school. >>...
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tragedy in a small connecticut community. >> evil visited this community today. >> reporter: the police say a shooter struck sandy hook elementary school in newtown friday morning. >> we never seen anything like this. it is heart wrenching for us as it is for the families. >> reporter: the suspect has been identified as 20-year-old adam lanza. he was killed by his own hand. his mother was a teacher at the school. she was killed at a second location. a parent instead of the school at the time believed 100 rounds had been fired. the first 911 call came in at 9:30 a.m. the police put in an active shooter search. >> this were police with rifles and handguns. they were on the roof, they were surrounding the school. >> the families have been notified. the preliminary identifications. >> they had their entire lives ahead of them. birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. >> reporter: at a vigil, connecticut's governor searched for answers to difficult questions. >> understand that a test is just that. that which we rise to and answer and respond to. >> reporter: and now a community
tragedy in a small connecticut community. >> evil visited this community today. >> reporter: the police say a shooter struck sandy hook elementary school in newtown friday morning. >> we never seen anything like this. it is heart wrenching for us as it is for the families. >> reporter: the suspect has been identified as 20-year-old adam lanza. he was killed by his own hand. his mother was a teacher at the school. she was killed at a second location. a parent instead of...
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we want to take you live to newtown connecticut. that is where we are waiting for a news conference to begin at any moment. authorities may release the names of the victim this is morning. some of the vic tames bodies are inside the school others have been removed. it has been a slow process trying to positively identify the children as most kids don't carry identification. there are 27 victims 20 of them are children 7 adults that includes the shooter's mother nancy lanza and teacher vicky soto. another adult victim has been identified 37-year-old donna hochsprung. damned lanza this is a picture from 2005. they are interviewing members of his family and friends that includes his brother and father treeing to put together any explanation for this tragedy. we have more coming up in the newscast. stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage. you can get our abc 7 news app and get the push operations. we are updating our facebook page at facebook.com abc 7 news. let's get our first look at the weather check in with meteorologist lisa a
we want to take you live to newtown connecticut. that is where we are waiting for a news conference to begin at any moment. authorities may release the names of the victim this is morning. some of the vic tames bodies are inside the school others have been removed. it has been a slow process trying to positively identify the children as most kids don't carry identification. there are 27 victims 20 of them are children 7 adults that includes the shooter's mother nancy lanza and teacher vicky...
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. >> and 3,000 miles away from connecticut in gilroy tonight. about 70 people attended a vigil for the sandy hook victims. they came together at the south valley community church to pray, mourn, and heal. >> having an environment, a venue like this helps people process it. and then being able to give resources that kind of help people continue that journey. >> the names of all 26 victims were read and a candle was lit for each of them. we're getting a better idea who the sandy hook killer was. cbs reporter seth talked to a former classmate and a babysitter who says that adam lanza's mother gave him an odd warning about her son. >> what kind of kid was adam lanza as a classmate? >> just quiet. >> she remembers adam lanza from german class. >> on one side he did something unspeakable. while on the other that's not how i remember him. i remember him as a nice kid that i sat near in class. and we joked. he'd laugh. you know. that kind of thing. >> it was the spring of 2009 and the two were enrolled at western connecticut state university while lanza
. >> and 3,000 miles away from connecticut in gilroy tonight. about 70 people attended a vigil for the sandy hook victims. they came together at the south valley community church to pray, mourn, and heal. >> having an environment, a venue like this helps people process it. and then being able to give resources that kind of help people continue that journey. >> the names of all 26 victims were read and a candle was lit for each of them. we're getting a better idea who the sandy...
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in newtown, connecticut. john? >> thank you so much, nick valencia. as you said, it is about the victims. 26 people killed in all at the school, 20 kids ages 5 to 10, six grown-ups, so many futures ahead of them that will never be realized. i want to go now back to ali velshi near the sandy hook elementary school here in newtown. hey, ali. >> reporter: john, you know, as i said we are at a field, a football field, which authorities set up around here so that the media could gather. obviously there's media here from all over the northeast, all over the united states, and, in fact, from other countries. last night i saw some people here from a russian television station. we've got some canadians near us. the school is -- this is a tight little town, john. as you know, it doesn't have space for everybody converging on it. the school is behind us some distance where adam lanza lived was about 2 1/2 miles away. and this is a little town that could not have imagined the horror that unfolded at sandy hook elementary
in newtown, connecticut. john? >> thank you so much, nick valencia. as you said, it is about the victims. 26 people killed in all at the school, 20 kids ages 5 to 10, six grown-ups, so many futures ahead of them that will never be realized. i want to go now back to ali velshi near the sandy hook elementary school here in newtown. hey, ali. >> reporter: john, you know, as i said we are at a field, a football field, which authorities set up around here so that the media could gather....
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going to be addressing folks in connecticut. that was president obama just a few moments ago talking about the tragedy. that was a weekly radio address. he used his weekly radio address. mr. obama said the nation grieves for those killed in newtown and their families. he also said that it is time to take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this. nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker there at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. and, kristin, the phrase there, meaningful action. lots of folks today wondering what the president means by those words. any indication at this point? >> reporter: of course we will have to wait for the coming days and weeks to learn what he specifically meant but it does natural we might see some renewed push important stiffer gun control laws. if you look back at this president's past record, his -- policy on this issue, he has said that he supports reinstating the ban on assault weapons. in the days after the shooting in aurora, colorado, he talked about this issue and he said that we need
going to be addressing folks in connecticut. that was president obama just a few moments ago talking about the tragedy. that was a weekly radio address. he used his weekly radio address. mr. obama said the nation grieves for those killed in newtown and their families. he also said that it is time to take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this. nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker there at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. and, kristin, the phrase there, meaningful action. lots...
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>>> we are back live in newtown, connecticut. i'm on a hill opposite the volunteer fire station where a lot of the investigators have come together over the last 36 hours or so. they are telling us more. we are learning more about the gunman, 20-year-old adam lanza. he forced his way into sandy hook elementary school friday morning, killing 20 children and 6 adults before turning the gun on himself. law enforcement officials believe lanza took two handguns and an assault-style rifle to the gun, all of them legally purchased by his mom, lanza. early reports indicated nancy lanza was a teacher at sandy hook elementary, now information reveals she had no link to the school. her son adam shot and killed her before heading to the school. lanza's aunt, marsha lanza, had not seen his nephew since he was 3, but did keep in touch with nancy lanza, and she offered insight into their home life earlier today. >> i know she eventually wound up home-schooling him. she battled the school district. in what capacity, i'm not certa certain, if it
>>> we are back live in newtown, connecticut. i'm on a hill opposite the volunteer fire station where a lot of the investigators have come together over the last 36 hours or so. they are telling us more. we are learning more about the gunman, 20-year-old adam lanza. he forced his way into sandy hook elementary school friday morning, killing 20 children and 6 adults before turning the gun on himself. law enforcement officials believe lanza took two handguns and an assault-style rifle to...
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jonathan hunt is live in newtown, connecticut the scene. >>jonathan: hard to imagine and hard to put in words the terror inflicted upon sandy hook where we are, part of the greater newtown area. or upon the children of sandy hook elementary. it is perhaps described best by one of the children themselves who was led away from the school early today. listen. >> we were just in the middle of gym and we heard gunshots. the power went out. the gym teachers directed us to stay against the wall and everyone started panicking. then the police came in. they asked if he was in here. we had to climb into the closets and we heard a lot more gunshots and the ambulance came. >> the one thing about the children is that some of them don't understand exactly what happened here but parents obviously understood it all too well. you can only imagine the terror that they experienced as they heard about the shootings and started running toward the school. here is one of the parents. >> mayhem in the room with all the kids and the teachers trying to find your kid
jonathan hunt is live in newtown, connecticut the scene. >>jonathan: hard to imagine and hard to put in words the terror inflicted upon sandy hook where we are, part of the greater newtown area. or upon the children of sandy hook elementary. it is perhaps described best by one of the children themselves who was led away from the school early today. listen. >> we were just in the middle of gym and we heard gunshots. the power went out. the gym teachers directed us to stay against the...
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our coverage of the school tragedy in connecticut continues tragedy in connecticut continues in just a moment.oducing nook h- the world's best 7" tablet made for reading and entertainment. your favorite magazines and catalogs look better than ever. and with scrapbooking, you can save the things you love, bring them all together, and be inspired like never before. scrapbooking. create yours with nook hd - and even bigger with hd+. find yours at barnes & noble. >> gun control is being debated after the tragic school shooting in connecticut. taus a conversation taking place in the nation's capitol and here at home. >> please layout a plan of action on how we can address the gun violence in our community. >> the school shooting gave rise to an anti gun rally. in california we have the strongest gun laws in the country as by the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. >> they have theest fatality rates of gun fire in the nation. >> they are considering reintroducing a bill that closes the loophole in assault weapons ban. they are in favor of more restrictions. he says the current laws are
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, newtown, connecticut, small town population under 2,000. a little while ago, and we're going to be hearing from the president of the united states within the next 15 minutes, he'll be making a statement to the nation from the west wing of the white house, the press briefing room there. we'll also be hearing from the governor of connecticut, presumably getting more details. but a little while ago we heard this from the police chief in newtown. >> i will give you some very basic and brief information as we know it now. and we will set up regular press briefings as appropriate. just after 9:30 this morning, newtown police received a 911 call for an emergency at the elementary school. newtown pd upon obtaining information as to the status of the situation contacted the connecticut state police and requested assistance from state police and surrounding local police departments. on and off duty troopers responded to the school and with newtown police immediately upon arrival entered the school and began a complete active shooter search of the bui
, newtown, connecticut, small town population under 2,000. a little while ago, and we're going to be hearing from the president of the united states within the next 15 minutes, he'll be making a statement to the nation from the west wing of the white house, the press briefing room there. we'll also be hearing from the governor of connecticut, presumably getting more details. but a little while ago we heard this from the police chief in newtown. >> i will give you some very basic and brief...
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. >> reporter: some connecticut parents report their children are asking when will this happen again? davies urges parents to assure the kids they're in charge in keeping them safe in a structured environment. >> the more things are regular and predictable for the kids, the better. >> davies says young children should not see media coverage of the shootings because kids can suffer from ptsd just from watching traumatic events. schools are offering counseling on monday. >> vigils large and small happened in various places across the country today. this was the scene in walnut creek earlier tonight where about a dozen people came together in the small connecticut town where this all happened, a service at a local catholic church was filled to capacity. hundreds more people were outside, some of them holding hands and saying prayers. and in washington, d.c., hundreds of people packed the white house lawn, holding up candles at an impromptu vigil. >> today's tragedy has a lot of people wondering if it's time for tougher gun control. according to a new survey, usa poll, almost 3/4s of bay
. >> reporter: some connecticut parents report their children are asking when will this happen again? davies urges parents to assure the kids they're in charge in keeping them safe in a structured environment. >> the more things are regular and predictable for the kids, the better. >> davies says young children should not see media coverage of the shootings because kids can suffer from ptsd just from watching traumatic events. schools are offering counseling on monday....
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there are at are a lot of herosn connecticut today. i said on saturday night i thought there would be a time for public discussion and that discussion would inest bring occur as it does when a tragedy like this takes place. some people interpreted that to mean that i thought it was inappropriate for those discussions to take place. i do not think it sin appropriate for them to sake place. in fact, it is quite appropriate. i was making the point no more than 36 hours after the event my personal job as governor at that moment, was to speak to the people of connecticut about the fears they feel, the damage that has been done, and my job was to help and continue to help newtown and the entire state to recover. we know in our state that we have some of the toughest gun laws of any state in the nation but when the investigation is over and all of the information is in i will ask a few questions. is there a law, a policy or procedure we could have had on the book that might have prevented this vat joy? it turns out clearly the answer is yes a
there are at are a lot of herosn connecticut today. i said on saturday night i thought there would be a time for public discussion and that discussion would inest bring occur as it does when a tragedy like this takes place. some people interpreted that to mean that i thought it was inappropriate for those discussions to take place. i do not think it sin appropriate for them to sake place. in fact, it is quite appropriate. i was making the point no more than 36 hours after the event my personal...
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tonight, residents of stratford, connecticut, remembered her. people at a candlelight vigil wore green. the 27-year-old's favorite color. she taught first grade at sandy hook elementary school. cnn's jason carroll joins me now with more on that vigil. how is this community dealing with this extraordinary loss right now? >> they're just completely torn up. there's no other way to say it, to see the number of people, hundreds who came out here at stratford high school. this is where victoria, vicki as everyone called her, vicki soto, this is where she graduated back in 2003. when everyone got together here tonight, they did their best to remember her. they talked about how soto always wanted to be a teacher, ever since she was a little girl. she talked about wanting to be a teacher, that's what her friends said. tonight they talked about the heroic actions that she took in her classroom when the gunman burst through the door, how she rushed the kids into a closet to try and save them and then of course the gunman took her life. as we were out here
tonight, residents of stratford, connecticut, remembered her. people at a candlelight vigil wore green. the 27-year-old's favorite color. she taught first grade at sandy hook elementary school. cnn's jason carroll joins me now with more on that vigil. how is this community dealing with this extraordinary loss right now? >> they're just completely torn up. there's no other way to say it, to see the number of people, hundreds who came out here at stratford high school. this is where...
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coming just a day after the connecticut school tragedy. and days after the deadly mall shooting in oregon. we will have more on the connecticut tragedy, not after this. >> one of the children who did not come home from school in newtown, connecticut - six her father - robbie parker - wanted to let others know about the little girl he lost to a gunman. and he talked of.forgiveness. >> my family is one of the family's lost a child in yesterday in the sandy hook elementary tragedy. i have been contacted by so many people in the agency's wanting to know how we are doing. and i thought that this would be the best way to share those feelings with everybody. first of all, i would like to offer of work deep condolences to all the families that are directly affected by this tragedy. it is a horrific tragedy and we want to know that our hearts and prayers go out to them. this includes the family of the shooter. family was bright, creative and very loving. she was willing to try new things, other than food. she loved to use her talents to touch the l
coming just a day after the connecticut school tragedy. and days after the deadly mall shooting in oregon. we will have more on the connecticut tragedy, not after this. >> one of the children who did not come home from school in newtown, connecticut - six her father - robbie parker - wanted to let others know about the little girl he lost to a gunman. and he talked of.forgiveness. >> my family is one of the family's lost a child in yesterday in the sandy hook elementary tragedy. i...
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things along the same lines and suggest arming teachers to prevent massacres like the one in newtown connecticut you're always going to have people who are going to be doing these kinds of evil deeds what you need to do is protect yourself against the weapons in schools and you go to a movie theater you have to carry a gun because there there will be there maybe someone with a semiautomatic you know wiping out the entire theater as we have seen is that what you're suggesting. where do you put it provoking to flee like that what i'm suggesting on the people movie theater just because the police cannot be everywhere there almost three hundred million privately owned firearms in the u.s. around ten thousand americans die in gun violence every year the gun murder rate in the u.s. is almost twenty times higher than in the next twenty two richest and most populous nations combined we have three hundred million guns in america but also the population of three hundred million people so it's one gun per person and it's more guns are actually the solution to deterring shootings of any time it would have t
things along the same lines and suggest arming teachers to prevent massacres like the one in newtown connecticut you're always going to have people who are going to be doing these kinds of evil deeds what you need to do is protect yourself against the weapons in schools and you go to a movie theater you have to carry a gun because there there will be there maybe someone with a semiautomatic you know wiping out the entire theater as we have seen is that what you're suggesting. where do you put...
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police in newtown, connecticut. here's what we know right now. law enforcement official says -- and this is the suspect's name. 20-year-old adam lanza. we will say that as little as possible. we have to do it for the record. that he had some sort of altercation with people at the school a few days before the shooting. the official does not know -- doesn't know any details about that altercation or who it involved. we also learned from a law enforcement source that the suspect tried to buy a gun three days before the shooting but didn't have the proper paperwork. and police also reveal today that three guns, not two as previously thought, were found near the suspect's body inside the school. the victim's bodies have been removed from the school. i should say, the heroes in all of this. their bodies have been removed from the school. and they have been taken to the medical examiner's office. their names are expected to be released soon. those are people who led extraordinary lives and were taken away way too soon. and
police in newtown, connecticut. here's what we know right now. law enforcement official says -- and this is the suspect's name. 20-year-old adam lanza. we will say that as little as possible. we have to do it for the record. that he had some sort of altercation with people at the school a few days before the shooting. the official does not know -- doesn't know any details about that altercation or who it involved. we also learned from a law enforcement source that the suspect tried to buy a gun...